Ship Trap. Chapter 5: Journey

Dashing through the night lights of the city, all they could do was laugh the entire time. Even though they had a planned destination in mind, they didn’t need to rush there immediately. They were excited, happy, and wanted the night to never end. Yet, in not wanting it to end, they also wanted to savor the time that they had.

With the night getting late, the streets were nearly empty. It was as if the whole world was falling asleep, just so they could keep stay up and enjoy the moments they have, and the ones they were going to make.

Driving around town, it wasn’t the alcohol, nor the adrenaline that gave them a rush, but it was the sense of moving towards something. If it wasn’t them moving towards something, it was the sense of them moving towards each another.

Pulling into the parking garage of his apartment building, he parked backed up her car into his usual spot. As much as they wanted to get out, they lingered longer than expected. With the lights off, and the sounds of the engine’s motor cooling, only their outlines were barely visible in the dark. At times it would seem as if there were two figures in the car, and at others, they seemed to form an amorphous black mass. Though there were in there for mere minutes it felt like hours to them. It seemed like the young night was only getting older by the second, but they weren’t even close to the end of their journey, let alone its peak. This was barely just the prologue.

Wanting to escalate things further, they eagerly hopped out, slamming the doors shut. The only sounds heard were the echoes of the car horn from being locked, followed by light giggling, and the sound of a high-heels click-clacking away rapidly in the dark. The world knew they were there, and just as it had brought them together, it was not going to interfere. It was as if nothing could stop them tonight.

Upon running into the hallway with the door closing behind them, they raced towards the other end. Like two children running in a field from one side to the other, they wanted to beat the other there, but not out of competition, but to further continue where they were headed. It was like a game of never-ending tag. Except this time, they weren’t chasing each other in circles, but they were chasing each other towards one another.

Entering into the elevator, he pushed the buttons for his floor, and after the door closed, she pushed herself onto him. Locking lips, he held her with his hands at the small of her back, and hers gripping at his shoulders from behind his traps. Feeling his muscles through his t-shirt she dug her nails in, gripping him as if she were a mountain lion holding steadfast to a rock wall.

The weightlessness of being propelled upwards made them feel not just closer together, but as if it was also increasing the drive between one another. With the sound of the floors beeping in the background, the sound of wet kisses broke the mechanical monotony.

Pulling away from her lips, he looked at her while bringing up a hand to roll a lock of hair behind her ear. Staring at him, her gaze went from his eyes to his lips. Moving her hand from his cheek she traced it down his lips, to his chin, and eventually to the Adam’s apple of his neck whilst making a clicking with her tongue on the roof of her mouth, as if she was cooing to him.

Closing her eyes, and going back in for another kiss, she tilted her head but was stopped as a finger pressed up against her lips. He pushed her head back a little bit, followed by a slight playful disapproving “Ah uh.” She frowned a bit, frustrated at his slight antic. Then, with a slight jolt, the elevator had stopped.

The sudden jerk caught her off-guard by surprise, as she had let out a small yelp. He smiled at her deviously, for he knew this was their floor. Not wanting to be outdone by him, she returned the favor with a devilish look in her eyes, as she began kissing the finger that her lips were still pressed up against. He couldn’t help but to feel enticed. As the doors opened, catching his attention, she went and retrieved it by pressing her finger on the “close door” button. Giving them a bit more privacy, before retiring to their realm behind closed doors.

Twisting and contorting her body whilst still kissing his finger, she displayed for him the directions of her energy, and where they were going. So, to not let it go to waste, her guided her back up to him, as he craned his neck downwards to meet her yet again. Feeling her swaying from side to side once they reconnected again, he grabbed one of her thighs, lifting her leg up.

Reaching her hand into his pocket, she pulled out the key to his door. Placing her hand upon his shoulder, she leaned backwards, dangling the key in front of them. Watching it swing back and forth; her smile was replaced by her biting her bottom lip before returning her attention to him.

Shaking her head yes almost in a manner of asking a question with a “Mmhmm?”

He answered back with a deep humming, “Mmhmm.”

Pushing the “open door” button with a slight tap of her finger, the ring of the door signaled to them that they’ve done all they could to escalate here. It was time for them to move their journey elsewhere, for this was not their final destination.

Grabbing him by the hand, and yanking him down the hallway after her, he pointed to his door. Putting the key in to turn the knob, like a greedy child on Christmas trying to unwrap a present too quickly, she missed the slot a few times, but once she got it, she pushed the door open, flinging it on its hinges. Getting closer to the foot of their mountain, she led the way, pulling him trailing behind her.

Closing the door behind them, the only sound left in the hallway would be that of the lock’s “click.”